Business from Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
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UAE tops global entrepreneurship rankings for 4th straight year
The UAE has been ranked first globally for the fourth consecutive year in the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report.
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Emirates launches express delivery service
Emirates has officially confirmed the launch of its Emirates Courier Express, an end-to-end delivery solution, a day after many believed the announcement to be an April Fool's prank.
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DEWA reduces CO2 emissions with increased electricity, water efficiency
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) improved its water and electricity efficiency by 43.61 per cent in 2024, resulting in a cumulative reduction of 104 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions since 2006.
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UAE's CEPA with Costa Rica, Mauritius come into force
Trade agreements with Costa Rica and Mauritius under the UAE's Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPA) will come into effect on Wednesday.
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Trade tensions to rise with reciprocal tariffs on US trade partners
US President Donald Trump was poised to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of rules-based trade, threatening cost increases and likely drawing retaliation from all sides.
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Dubai serves 6.39 million public transport passengers during EidDubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has reported a significant surge in public transport usage during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday.
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UAE National Guard conducts 168 search, rescue missions in Q1 2025The UAE National Guard Command carried out 168 search and rescue operations in the first quarter of 2025, both domestically and internationally.
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RTA agrees global partnerships to operate autonomous taxis in DubaiDubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has expanded its global partnerships with leading autonomous driving technology providers, Uber, WeRide, and Baidu (Apollo Go), to deploy autonomous taxis in Dubai.
